PE advisor here. First, VC doesn't acquire businesses, PE does. Second, I've seen NUMEROUS examples of entities acquired by financial sponsors (PE) that work

PE advisor here. First, VC doesn't acquire businesses, PE does. Second, I've seen NUMEROUS examples of entities acquired by financial sponsors (PE) that work out well. If you look at Vista Equity, Thoma Bravo, Silverlake, TA Associates, Accel-KKR, etc. you'll find an incredible amount of wealth being generated. PS - Depends on what you mean by "turned out great"...